This bike is for the kids who are broke and who can upgrade over time. It's also for the 4x racer and the DS racer, and anybody who trashes their bike.

Short Story

So, this started out as a commuter and beater bike until i discovered the wonderful Geo. Then, I first beat the crap outta it then upgraded the crap out of it and now its *spectacular*

Long story.

Yes, it started out as a commuter bike when i was a 10. Then as i started to really get into riding, I ended up bringing it to the dirt jumps. The cranks sucked and chainsuck was inevitable with the 3-by plus a heavy chain and a crappy rear derailleur. I then saw some potential as a DJ bike, so thats what i ended up converting it to. Next went to the whole drivetrain and cockpit. I initially ran a 1x9 with parts from the random parts box and ended up with a 1x9 with a raceface evolve crankset, e*thirteen LG1+ guide, sram x0 shifter/derailleur and a shimano HG50 cassette. Then i ended up racing Dual slalom and ran a shimano zee setup and a wider bar plus a raceface seatpost. Finally to go were brakes which were avid juicy 7's then Elixir 7's. Then after my XT/mavic/DT wheels died. I went and dumped my life savings on a pair of i9 enduros. Best purchase ever made in my life.

Strengths: Wide handle bars for my long arms makes great control, first set of pads lasted for nearly two years, for the weight of the bike it takes off on concrete and even faster in the trails were it takes a pounding and comes bake for more... Ill never get ride of this rough and rugged bike. had mine since oct. 08

Weaknesses: weight but the bike is built for big drops so......

Bottom Line:

Its a cold monster for your first or 5th bike especially if you ride trails like I do.

Strengths: Frame is great at 250 it handles me at the park, the jumps, and the trail just fine.

Weaknesses: Wheels are a little light for someone who weighs as much as me and does what I do. The fork and drive train are crap. I haven't replaced the fork yet but I just put on a new crank and BB. The brakes are ok if you adjust them before almost every ride.

Bottom Line:

Good bike to start out with, as you get more advanced you can upgrade your parts.

2009 Gary Fisher Mullet is a great XC, AM, FR bike! Can handle high drops to riding for miles on the road. Again the only complaint is the frame looks too nice with the decals which makes me worried about scratching this thing.

Weaknesses: Drivetrain, Crankset is no Good on this bike Bad Chain Suck, Replaced with King Earl (MUCH BETTER) hardly any chain suck, Front deraulier replaced with Alivio. Chain and Casstte repalced almost immediately.

Bottom Line:

Great bike once I repalced the Crankset it caused me alot of trouble Chain Sucked terribly with Big Earl. Front Rotor Upgrade Big Difference in Power.

Submitted by
fdsa
a Cross Country Rider
from waterbury ctr vermont usa

Date Reviewed: October 14, 2008

Strengths: LIGHT... nice frame.

Weaknesses: It comes with a tiny fork

Bottom Line:

It is a really nice bike i put rock shox tora 302's on it and i love it i would never trade it in inless i went to downhill riding then i wouldd get a fully but its a beautiful bike and it is easy to throw around.

This Bike Is Awesome. I have the 06 Model with Manitou Splice Lockout forks and absolutely love them. I got a great deal on the bike too. The brakes on the bike got destroyed fairly quickly however, same with the gears and chainrings. Great Bike for mostly any style of riding. I've taken this bike on cross country trips, dirt jumping and downhilling, which went surprisingly well, despite the fact my brake was torn from the handelbars at one point.

OK, I bought this bike from Ray, it was one of their seasonal demo bikes ('08). That means this thing took more of a beating than you could imagine, talk about abuse, this bike has been through anything rays park has to offer, which says a lot, because rays has everything. I rode the bike as is through the park for about 5 hours, taking note of all the defects I could see / feel. The DJ3 fork has held up awesome, aside from being a little dirty, it had plenty of life left in it for this rider, I even did several 4 foot drops to test it, the wheels were surprisingly strait and true, and the frame was rock solid, not a squeak or groan. The geometry of this bike resembles more of a XC bike, unless you get the 15.5" model where there is no angle difference between the frame sections before and after the seatpost, though doing a manual takes a bit more work. The brakes are in fine shape, though I suspect the pads have been replaced, but I cant confirm that. The rear was set up to a single cog, and the front derailer was removed, the only problem here was somone removed the bashguard and the largest front gear was slightly bent, but pedalling was smoothe. Finally, the left pedal is ever so slightly bent, I can only feel it when I really pay attention. Other than that, this mullet has been put through the ultimate test, and survived. Anyone here that has been to Rays knows how badly beaten these bikes can get. Brand new, my LBS sells this mullet with a singlespeed set up for 600$. I think this is the best entry level bike out there for the price, and at the very least, the frame is so beefy, you could build up everything else.

Strong frame. Experiences a lot of chain suck (may have been due to worn chainrings). Extremely weak fork (I have to 2007 model with the Manitou Slate). The fork is very flexible and not very adjustable. 2008 Model looks MUCH nicer with the DJ3. The MX2's went squishy after a few weeks of riding and are some of the worst brakes I have used. The seat is super heavy. The Shimano shifter/brake combo works fine but makes replacing only shifters or only brakes a hassle (you can't just replace one or the other so with my new shifters I needed to hunt down some old levers). After ~6 months of hard riding (urban, DJ, aggressive XC), the bottom bracket went and needed replacing.

On the flip-side, the frame has stayed true and handled tons of 5-6ft to flat drops on concrete, countless neck whipping stair sets, etc. Wheels may be a bit heavy but are real stout. The tires are bears and should be switched if you plan on much XC. The geometry of the bike is awesome for my style, 5' 10" riding a medium.

Overall a good bike if you don't mind upgrading components. I would not buy this bike again, however.

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